CS/HB 897: Timeshare Plan Management
GENERAL BILL by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee ; Berfield ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stark
Timeshare Plan Management ; Revises applicability for provisions governing conflicts of interest between community association managers or community association management firms & certain persons with financial interest in such associations; removes provision requiring managing entities that perform community association management to comply with certain provisions related to community association management firms; requires timeshare management firms & individuals employed by timeshare management firms to discharge their duties in good faith; exempts such firms & individuals from liability for monetary damages; requires board of administration of timeshare condominium to meet once per year; requires disclosure of certain information annually to certain persons if timeshare management firm or owners' association provides goods & services through specified entities; specifies manner in which such disclosure must be made.
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/21/2025 House • Filed
3/2/2025 House • Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/28/2025 House • Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
4/1/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
4/6/2025 House • Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
4/7/2025 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/8/2025 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
4/10/2025 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Now in Commerce Committee
4/11/2025 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
4/15/2025 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee
4/16/2025 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/17/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
4/23/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
4/23/2025 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Fiscal Policy
• Received
4/28/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 586
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 496 -SJ 586
• Read 2nd time -SJ 586
• Read 3rd time -SJ 586
• CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 586
4/28/2025 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
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CS/HB 897, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/28/2025 at 3:02 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 496 (c1) Timeshare Management Firms McClain Similar Last Action: 4/28/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 897 -SJ 586 
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 468.4334 Professional practice standards; liability; community association manager requirements; return of records after termination of contract. Page 2 (pdf) 468.4335 Conflicts of interest. Page 4 (pdf) 468.438 Timeshare management firms. Page 4 (pdf) 721.13 Management. Page 4 (pdf) 721.14 Discharge of managing entity. Page 8 (pdf) -
CS/HB 897, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/6/2025 at 7:11 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2025 (pdf)
Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 496 (c1) Timeshare Management Firms McClain Similar Last Action: 4/28/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 897 -SJ 586
Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 4/23/2025 11:08 AM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/28/2025 1:55 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 468.4334 Professional practice standards; liability; community association manager requirements; return of records after termination of contract. Page 2 (pdf) 468.4335 Conflicts of interest. Page 4 (pdf) 468.438 Timeshare management firms. Page 4 (pdf) 721.13 Management. Page 4 (pdf) 721.14 Discharge of managing entity. Page 8 (pdf) -
HB 897, Original Filed Version Posted 2/21/2025 at 4:33 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/7/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 496 (c1) Timeshare Management Firms McClain Similar Last Action: 4/28/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 897 -SJ 586
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 846175 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Berfield 3/28/2025
6:01 PMAdopted without Objection
4/2/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 468.4334 Professional practice standards; liability; community association manager requirements; return of records after termination of contract. Page 2 (pdf) 468.4335 Conflicts of interest. Page 4 (pdf) 468.438 Timeshare management firms. Page 4 (pdf) 721.13 Management. Page 4 (pdf) 721.14 Discharge of managing entity. Page 8 (pdf)